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Astronomers believe an egg-shaped exoplanet is hurtling towards its parent star faster than previously thought, Space.com reports. It’s called WASP-12b, and while the existence of an egg planet is ...

WASP-12b was originally discovered in 2008 and since then has been a point of interest for many astronomers around the world due to its strange and relatively close proximity to Earth. WASP-12b is an ...

Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich world ...